Adding body to fine hair?

[Tempnamelady]

My hair is shoulder length fine but a lot of it ( as the hairdresser says). Any idea on how to give it body, it’s poker straight? I’ve tried heated rollers and Velcro, it tends to drop out quickly .Is there a product I can use that might help?

Sounds like my hair, I use bumble and bumble thickening spray and Babyliss big hair rotating hot air styler .

Toni & Guy Sky High Volume dry shampoo. It's in a beige bottle and you can get it on amazon for about six quid.

It's been a total game changer for me. Smells amazing and gives my hair a lift that genuinely lasts for a couple of days.

I have really fine hair and I've tried loads of things on it. The best by far is a serum called Swell. You put it on (not much of it) when your hair is wet/damp. It really works. i got mine in an M&S Beauty Box, but I will definitely buy it when it runs out. It lasts ages - maybe look on ebay for a mini as a full size will last ages and ages.

There's a thread currently on S&B about products people WOULDN'T recommend, includes posts about volume hair products....might be worth looking at that before spending £££s.

Personally I've only found either Nioxin or Nanogen root volume sprays to work ('medicinal' brands if you like...). They're not heavily marketed or remotely glamorous!

I've got similar hair and recently bought the John Frieda range for fine hair. Wouldn't recommend! It doesn't seem to give it body and I feel like it needs washing more frequently!

Comb your hair the "wrong" way when you've finished shampooing and conditioning it (while still in the shower). This gives me day-long volume. I can also recommend Tigi Small Talk thickener just scrunched into damp hair and left to air dry. I find heat styled hair drops flat in a matter of hours so I no longer bother.

Any old mousse at the roots when it's wet and blow dry upside down.

Same. I find batiste dry shampoo is the best bet. The volumising ones do that little extra too for a night out. Thickening sprays and shampoos have limited use. And obviously mouse tends to weigh it down so avoid.

I dry my hair upside down too...not sure if that helps or it is just habit lol.

@outofyourhand the dry shampoo is £5.50 in Boots at the moment.

I might try it, does it make the hair knotty? I tried a root powder once and it matted my hair

I've recently started using mousse and it does help with body. My favourite shampoo at the moment is OGX Biotin and Collagen-Boots sell a travel/trial size; I don't like the conditioner though.

My hair sounds the same. Takes forever to colour at the hairdressers because there's apparently a lot of it, but it looks like I have barely any.
My go-to thing is Luxurious Volume Thickening spray by John Frieda. I honestly don't know what I'd do without it. I've tried the associated shampoos though, and they don't make any difference.

@GrockleRock No it doesn't knot my hair in the slightest. It just leaves it really bouncy and it smells lovely. And as it's dry shampoo it means I can get away with washing my hair once every four days.

Avoid the one in the turquoise bottle, though. That is a 'matt texture' finish and very weird

Batiste xxl volume spray, its amazing.

Thank you outofyourhand I'm washing mine at least once a day (due to work) If I have to shower morning & evening, I wash It twice a day.

I had a week off work and left my hair to see when it would need washing, it looks greasy by day 2.

Its fine but limp and probably quite dry as I have it bleached lovely highlights

I think once you start washing it every day, you end up needing to wash it that much. You should try power through 3 or 4 days or so (use dry shampoo) without washing it. And after a couple of times doing that you'll find it needs washed less :) When fine hair goes greasy it seems even flatter unfortunately.

All good tips thanks!